Abbas: Palestinians will cut all ties with Israel, US

“We have informed the Israelis and Americans of this decision through two letters,” Abbas said in a speech at an emergency meeting of Arab League foreign ministers in Cairo. KHALED ABU TOAMEHFEBRUARY 1, 2020 20:52 Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas announced on Saturday that he has decided to severe all relations with Israel and the […]

Savaging Trump plan, Abbas says Palestinians cutting all ties with Israel, US

‘I will not have it recorded in my history that I have sold Jerusalem,’ PA leader tells emergency meeting of Arab League called to discuss US proposal AgenciesToday, 12:45 pm Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas threatened to cut security ties with both Israel and the US on Saturday, in a lengthy speech delivered at an […]

Erdogan lashes out at ‘treason’ of Arab countries over Trump peace plan

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday blasted some Arab countries for backing a Middle East peace plan unveiled by the United States, condemning it as “treason.” “Some Arab countries that support such a plan commit treason against Jerusalem, as well as against their own people, and more importantly against all humanity,” Erdogan told his […]

War or peace in the Mediterranean?

  Turan Kislakci January 31, 2020 at 1:00 pm There are hundreds of warships in the Mediterranean, which is currently witnessing the largest gathering of warships since WWII. Political, economic, social, cultural, military and technological changes are also continuing at a rapid pace in a world that has suffered from the pain of the new […]

Iran’s responses to ‘Deal of the Century’

By SETH J. FRANTZMAN During Friday prayers on January 31 Ayatollah Movahedi Kermani condemned US President Donald Trump’s “Deal of the Century.” he said it was the “betrayal and a scandal of the century.” The plan is a unilateral decision by Israel, the US and several Arab states, he argued. “The plan has been protested […]

Pentagon: Turkey’s deployment to Libya threatens escalation

Article Summary The United States’ top military officer in Africa has warned that Ankara’s decision to send troops to Libya “risks a significant escalation.” Turkey’s deployment of troops to war-torn Libya to head off the threat of private Russian military contractors threatens a significant escalation in the months-long conflict, the top US military officer in […]

Arab FMs meet in Cairo to discuss Trump’s Mideast plan

AP , Saturday 1 Feb 2020 Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas meets with Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Aboul Gheit (not pictured) in Cairo, Egypt January 31, 2020. (Photo: Reuters) Arab foreign ministers are meeting Saturday in Egypt’s capital to discuss a White House plan for ending the Israeli-Palestinian conflict that would grant the Palestinians limited self-rule […]

From Jerusalem to Jeddah

Analysis: Israeli delegations have been quietly visiting Saudi Arabia for the past two years, with the tacit consent of the regime; while Riyadh may publicly claim no ties with ‘the Zionists,’ everyone – including the Iranians – knows the truth and is waiting to see how this state of affairs unfolds Smadar PerryPublished: Who are […]

Iran uses Friday prayers to bash Trump’s ‘Deal of the Century’

Movahedi-Kermani’s speech on January 31 enumerated all the ways that Iran dislikes Trump and the Deal. SETH J. FRANTZMAN FEBRUARY 1, 2020 09:36 Iranian prayer leaders were encouraged to use Friday prayers to communicate the regime’s anger with US President Donald Trump’s “Deal of the Century” which was proposed this week. Ayatollah Mohammad Movahedi-Kermani, the […]

Iran uses Friday prayers to bash Trump’s ‘Deal of the Century’

Movahedi-Kermani’s speech on January 31 enumerated all the ways that Iran dislikes Trump and the Deal. SETH J. FRANTZMAN FEBRUARY 1, 2020 09:36 Iranian prayer leaders were encouraged to use Friday prayers to communicate the regime’s anger with US President Donald Trump’s “Deal of the Century” which was proposed this week. Ayatollah Mohammad Movahedi-Kermani, the […]